Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio

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Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
Fields east of Charm on State Route 557
Fields east of Charm on State Route 557
Location of Clark Township in Holmes County
Location of Clark Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
 • Total 34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2)
 • Land 34.5 sq mi (89.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,056 ft (322 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,728
 • Density 107.9/sq mi (41.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-15280[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086328[1]

Clark Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,728 people in the township, 3,614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Communities

  • Baltic is a Village located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. partly within the southeast portion of the township. Baltic is also partly located within Bucks Township and Crawford Township.
  • Charm is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northwest portion of the township.
  • Farmerstown is an unincorporated community located within the northeast portion of the township.
  • Unionville is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. with the northern portion of the township near Farmerstown.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Baltic is located in southeastern Clark Township, and the unincorporated community of Charm lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Clinton, and Coshocton counties. It was originally named German Township, but its name was changed to Clark Township in the 1910s.[4]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States: State Compendium, Volume 34: Ohio: Statistics of population occupations, agriculture, manufactures, and mines and quarries for the State, counties, and cities. Footnote 10. Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce. 1925.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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